1956 XK140 Special Equipment "MC" Roadster For Sale

Rare Overdrive Option and C Type Head.
Very special high quality frame off restored 1956 XK140 MC Roadster . Fitted from new with rare overdrive option (Only 9% of XK140s were optioned from new with overdive) and C Type Jaguar racing head, when new this Special Equipment model was designed to produce 210 bhp @ 5, 750 rpm., quite something in its day. This Special Equipment Roadster has numbers matching and is the same record breaking model of XK140 that achieved 141. 5 mph at Jabbeke, Belgium, as celebrated by the brass dashboard plaque still in situ. Beautiful red coachwork with panels and paint finish executed to a very high standard. Wonderful biscuit leather/ light tan interior. The Laycock deNormanville electric overdrive optioned from the factory when new, is important for ease of cruising and shifts well. High performance extra capacity aluminium radiator. Electric cooling fan. Black Hartz canvas soft top with correct rear window and removable side screens. The windshield is an exquisite feature of the sublime styling of the Roadster. Excellent chromework and wire wheels. Jack, spare wheel, brass hammer, oak spanner, "T" key, owner's manual and tools. Car runs very smoothly. Bespoke registration included. Sold new by Hornburg of Los Angeles, this 'Dry State" beautiful MC Roadster spent much of its life in sunny Arizona and in the last decade participated and completed the Copperstate 1000 and California Mille rallies. Present owner 4 yrs. Heritage Certificate.

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